Meet the Press NOW — December 12

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🗓️ 12 December 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

President Joe Biden holds a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy following bilateral talks. Former Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-Fla.), former Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.) and Betsy Woodruff Swan join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable. Israel pumps seawater into Hamas tunnels as the war enters its second month, according to a U.S. official. Special Counsel Jack Smith plans to use phone data in former President Donald Trump’s election interference trial. Texas Supreme Court rules against the woman who was seeking a medical exception to the state’s abortion ban.

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0:00.0	Good day to you, to you,
0:01.2	to you're going to be
0:14.6	Good day to you. Welcome to Meet the Press Now, I'm Peter Alexander here in Washington and we are watching that breaking news from the White House in just a few moments
0:18.3	President Biden and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky are expected to hold a joint news conference
0:24.4	following what has been a desperate lobbying effort on Capitol Hill by the Ukrainian leader.
0:30.0	The two men huddled in the Oval Office this afternoon, only a short time ago following an invitation
0:35.6	from President Biden.
0:37.0	This is part of a last-ditch attempt to get the Ukrainian president to try to help break a stalemate
0:42.4	in Congress over wartime aid to his
0:44.9	country with time running out in Russian forces continuing their offensive.
0:49.6	President Biden again urging Congress to pass his supplemental funding request
0:54.1	while telling Zelensky not to lose hope.
0:57.1	Congress needs to pass the supplemental funding
1:00.7	Ukraine before they break the holiday recess, before they give Putin the
1:06.3	greatest Christmas gift they could possibly give it.
1:08.6	Mr President, we've been called on Congress and do the right thing.
1:12.0	We stand with Ukraine and to stand up for freedom.
1:15.2	And I want to thank you for Ukraine here. You're going to help the cause and I don't want you to give it up.
1:20.1	It's very important for us that we are successful. I think that's very important and people need to be
1:26.4	confident that freedom is secure and strong enough to win.
1:30.5	It comes after Zelensky spent his morning there on Capitol Hill, meeting with
1:35.3	congressional leaders receiving a notably frostier welcome now
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